The Other Rock HistoryKTTZ"I heard church bells ringing." It's a song about a woman whose lover is marrying somebody else. She's in the church — maybe she's standing just outside the church, maybe she's on the street — and she has to experience this tragedy for her. "I heard ...

The Other Rock HistoryNPRAnd so, writing this book, obviously I had hundreds of hundreds of thousands of songs to choose from and I didn't try to wade through and find the best or the most representative or the most anything. It was simply a group of songs, ... "I heard church...

Our Doomed Love Affair with SummerDaily BeastBut Santa hangs out in malls and on street corners ringing bells. Sitting on ... Or, to be precise, one hour of one morning to be followed by 15 more hours of the turkey being over-cooked while the church choir sings every carol known to humanity ...

Bantay bell tower now on special postal stampsPhilippine Information AgencyBANTAY, Ilocos Sur, Aug 30 (PIA) – The centuries-old Bell Tower of St. Augustine Church and Shrine of Our Lady of Charity, the Patroness of Ilocandia, in this historic town is now featured in special stamps issued by the Philippine Postal Corp. (PhilPost).

Deadly bellsTimes of MaltaMy goat is, however, with church bells. Sometimes they sound cute but their call to a funeral, day in day out, is depressing, to say the least. I do not mind the idea of church bells ringing to announce somebody's death. But do they have to sound so ...

Bell-ringer Annie saddles up to keep church bells ringingSomerset County Gazette“Little Meadow Riding School have been amazing and provided all of our transport when we have needed it. “Despite lots of different factors we got through it all.” The ride was organised by Pearl Jeanes, the education officer for the bell ringers in ...

Ask the Locals: Jesse Thelonious Vance, noise artistCreative Loafing Tampa... saved by the bell: Episcopal Church of Ascension in Downtown Clearwater. “The Carillon is played every Sunday morning before and after service. Carillons are big bell towers. They're the heaviest and possibly the rarest musical instruments in the ...

Trio puts together history of DroitwichDroitwich StandardHelen was doctor's wife, mother-of-four, bellringer, volunteer playgroup leader and qualified swimming teacher, teaching at least two generations of Droitwich children - and some adults - to swim. The pair focussed on the local history when they ...

Evesham set to host first ever CyclefestEvesham ObserverCyclefest spans three weekends during September with funds raised going towards the town's Evesham Bell Tower Appeal. The historic event gets underway next weekend (Saturday, September 6) with the first of three events - The Big One - which will see ...

Readers send us their 'Oz'-some memoriesKansas City StarMany times it was Sunday night and we sometimes had church, and I thought it was most unfair to miss my favorite show when it was only on once a year. I even remember wishing there was a ... Candice Baldwin, Lee's Summit: In 1967 a band called the ...

Shayne Looper: Can we forgive when we are still angry?Kankakee Daily Journal'Up in that church tower,' he said, nodding out the window, 'is a bell which is rung by pulling on a rope. But you know what? After the sexton lets go of the rope the bell keeps on swinging. First 'ding' then 'dong.' Slower and slower until there's a ...

The elections are coming! The elections are coming!Southernminn.comThe margin of error is 98.3 percent. “The difference between a church bell and a politician is the church bell peals from the steeple.” “I'm a bad mechanic. I never try to fix things that don't need fixing.” “The average congressman's idea of ...

Cash boost for Bell Tower appealEvesham ObserverThe dramatic move meant Wychavon District Council no longer approved any new requests for advance payments - meaning bids to obtain funding for the Bell Tower appeal would not be considered. But earlier this year council chiefs at the district council ...

Olympic hero Wiggins could ride through the ValeEvesham ObserverIn Evesham, cycling group the Evesham Wheelers will see the Tour of Britain passing through the weekend after the start of the first Cyclefest, a festival to truly celebrate pedal power and raising money for Evesham's Bell Tower. Peter Pawsey ...

Longport church rises from the ashesShore News TodaySubranni said the congregation is accepting donations to replace the bronze bells in the bell tower, which will be manufactured in France by the historic Paccard Bell Foundry. Phillipe Paccard recently visited the church to provide the congregation ...

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